Window check rail painter



Jan. 8, 1952 c. J. VAUGHN WINDOW CHECK RAIL PAINTER Filed Dec. 2; 1946 IN VENTOR; G/J//fJ Mag/2W7 6 ATTOR EY.

Patented Jan. 8, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW CHECK RAIL PAINTER Clarence J. Vaughan, Kansas City, Kans.

Application December 2, 1946, Serial No. 713,554

I (c1. 15-.-1s0) 2 Claims. 1 i r This invention relates to the art of spreading paint or the like over surfaces in thin coats for decorative or protective reasons or both and has to do more specifically with applicators therefor. l

The primary aim of this invention is to provide a painter or applicator for paint which is particularly adapted for .use in applying paint to the meeting rails or so called check rails of conventional types of window structure having a pair of relatively shiftable pane supporting frames.

One of the most aggravatingproblems which is commonly present in the art-of painting is that of applying the paint to the check rails of windows, necessitating in most cases raising and lowering of both the lower and upper sashes thereof "respectively to render the check rails accessible for application of paint. lhis is oftentimes impossible because of sticking of such sashes rendering the same impossible to be moved and furthermore, requires the use of ladders on the outside of a dwelling in order to reach the check rails.

It is the most important object of this invention therefore, to provide a check rail painter having a head and a handle angularly disposed with respect to the head to the end that the window check rails may be painted by merely shifting one of the sashes to separate such check rails.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a window check rail painter having a polygonal flat fiber supporting head and a handle integral therewith and disposed at an angle from one edge thereof and the provision of forming the entire structure from resilient material whereby the relative angle between the head and the handle may be varied by merely exerting bending force thereto.

Other objects of this invention will be made clear or become apparent in the course of the following specification referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the window check rail painter made in accordance with my present invention and showing the same in operative use with one of the check rails of a window structure.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a substantially central longitudinal sectional view taken on line IIIIII of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the window structure chosen for illustration comprises a frame work generally designated by the numeral pane supporting sashes'usually constituting an upper and lower sash l2 and I4 respectively. The checkrails of such window structure usually take the shape and form illustrated in Fig. l. and constitute an upper rail it on sash l4 and a lowermost rail I8 forming a part of the window sash 12. As the sashes l2 and M are shifted to their closed positions respectively, these check rails l6 and I8 meet to form a substantially airtight closure.

The check rail painter about to be described is preferably formed from a single sheet of blank material and when molded into the shape illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the same presents a polygonyl, substantially flat head 20 and a laterally extending handle therefor designated by the numeral 22. The free end of this handle 22 has a perforated extension thereon as at 24 to facilitate hanging the same from a nail or the like when not in use. The entire structure comp-rising head 29 and the handle 22 is preferably formed from a resilient material such as tin or the like to the end that the same may be bent at the point of joinder 26 between head 25) and the handle 22. The innermost face of the head 20 has a coating of fibrous material preferably formed from a thick, heavy fabric or the like and this fibrous coating is designated by the numeral 28. The particular form of this coating is not particularly material to this invention and it is contemplated that the same may be made from bristles of any character to present a brush in the usual manner. This fibrous material however, has proved to be the preferable form since it is necessary that the length of the bristles be relatively short in order to be able to extend the painter into the operative use shown in Fig. 1 and further, such substance will absorb the paint to be used with less likelihood of the same dripping or otherwise failing to adhere to the coating 28.

Any of a number of means may be used to secure the coating 28 to the head 29 and in the instance illustrated, the same is afiixed to the head 20 by applying the coating of adhesive to the fabric 28 or the head 20 or both.

It is necessary that the handle 22 be quite rigid and sturdy and therefore, incapable of bending or otherwise becoming damaged through use and therefore, the material from which handle 22 is made is rolled throughout a substantial portion of its length to present a substantially cylindrical body having the longitudinal edges thereof disposed in abutting relation along the median longitudinal line of handle 22 as at 30. In lieu of such cylindrical shaping of handle 22.

this handle may manifestly be ribbed or otherwise rendered relatively strong but it is imperative that a portion of handle'22 adjacent the head 20, remain substantially flat to the end that bending force may be applied thereto at the angle of bend 26. In other words, handle 22 is substantially cylindrical at one end thereof and merges into a substantially flat condition as the head 29 is. approached. 7

It is clearfrom the foregoing that bending force exerted to the handle 22 and the head 28V will change the angularity at the point of merger 26 to the end that the operator mayadjust the rail painter to suit conditions.

When the device just described is to be made ready for use, it is merely necessary to lower either the sash l2 or raise sash i4 to 'a position where check rails l6 and I8 are separated and after saturating the coating 28 with an ample supply of paint, apply thesame to the check rails by inserting, head between the bevelled edge of the check rail to be painted and the proximal window pane as is clear:in Fig.1.

When it is desired to paint check rail IS, theoperator may either do so by inserting his hand above the sash l2- or if this sash is immovable because of sticking, the same may be painted from the opposite side or by extending his hand below the open window pane i4 and then upwardly for insertion behind the bevellededge of check rail [6. The rails I6 and l 8 may, therefore, be easily painted from one side thereof irrespective of which is stuck in the closed condition and since the painter per se'may be adjusted by bending the same at point 26, the position in which the operator must stand will govern the extent'of angularity at such point 26.

While only one modification of my invention has been shown and described, it is understood that check rail painters may be made having differing structural details without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.-

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A window check rail painter comprising a head having a pair of opposed planar faces; a

handle integral with said head and extending therefrom at an obtuse angle to said faces; and a bristly coating on that face of the head adjacent theobtuse angle between the head and the handle, said head and said handle-being of bendable material, presenting a line of bend at the point of joinder therebetween whereby to permit changing of the angularity between said handle and thefaces o'f'the head.

2. A window check rail painter comprising an initially flat sheet of bendable metal having a polygonal head on one end thereof provided with a pair of opposed, planar faces and an integral,

elongated handle extending outwardly from one edge thereof; and carpeting covering one of said faces of the head, said handle being disposed with its longitudinal axis atan obtuse angle relative to said one face ofthe head and joining with said head in a line of bend extending transversely of said axis of the handle.

CLARENCE J. VAUGHAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the Germany June 12,1935 

